King Lulach of Scotland (1057 - 1058)

Name: King Lulach of ScotlandFather: Gillacomgean, Mormaer of MorayMother: Gruoch, daughter of Beoedh, son of Kenneth IIIHouse of: DunkeldBorn: c. 1029/32Ascended to the throne: August 15, 1057Crowned: August, 1057 at Scone Abbey, PerthshireMarried: Finnghuala, daughter of Sinhill, Mormaer of AngusChildren: one son and one daughterDied: March 17, 1058, killed at Essie in Strathbogie by his cousin and successor Malcolm IIIBuried at: Isle of IonaSucceeded by: his cousin Malcolm III

Lulach (Lulach mac Gille Coemgáin), also know as Lulach ‘The Fool’, was the stepson of Macbeth and son of Macbeth’s wife Gruoch by her first husband Gillacomgean. Lulach was the first Scots king to be crowned at Scone, but was a weak ineffectual king.

His reigned lasted barely 8 months before he was killed at Essie, Strathbogie, by his successor Malcolm III.

Timeline for King Lulach of Scotland

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1057

Lulach, Macbeth's stepson, ascended the throne and was crowned at Scone